State Columnist: Dan Walters
This year's California elections will test the theory that having independently drawn districts and a top-two primary ballot will result in a less polarized, more collegial and more relevant political structure.
As the state budget's deficit widens, Gov. Jerry Brown is being thrust into a three-front political battle.
When Gov. Jerry Brown called the state budget "a pretzel palace of incredible complexity" last week, he was stating, in his inimitable way, the obvious.
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